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Artist Birthday: Alvar Aalto

Monday, February 3, 2025 | Karl Cole

Alvar Aalto designed all of the furnishings for his buildings. Using native birch, Aalto designed a number of chairs and stools made entirely of bent plywood and laminated wood. He also invented some ...

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Gem of the Month: Oki Sato

Monday, April 18, 2022 | Karl Cole

It’s always refreshing to learn about a designer who combines an unconventional aesthetic with concern for our climate-changing planet, so Oki Sato’s Cabbage Chair is my Gem of the Month. ...

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American Renaissance Entrepreneur: George Hunzinger

Monday, October 15, 2018 | Karl Cole

I often happen upon an artist’s name and think, “Aha! I’ve never posted about this artist, and his/her work is awesome.” That’s what happened yesterday when I crossed pat ...

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Furniture or Sculpture?

Monday, May 14, 2018 | Karl Cole

I took furniture history classes in grad school and even was a TA for the professor, so I learned to absolutely love studying the history of furniture. It seems to me, though, as our digital image col ...

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Women's (Art) History Month: Florence Knoll

Monday, March 19, 2018 | Karl Cole

It took a heck of a lot of work, but after World War II (1939–1945) a group of artists yanked the United States away from the love of “all things past” toward modern design. Many of ...

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Workus Interruptus (Vacation): Art from Switzerland

Monday, October 2, 2017 | Karl Cole

Even though I’m half Swiss, I’m not really a Swissaholic. I just happen to see a lot of art that happens to be from Switzerland that also happens to be worth sharing. I’m going on va ...

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American Artists Appreciation Month: Wendy Maruyama, James Castle, Margaret Wharton

Monday, August 28, 2017 | Karl Cole

August is “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. We’ll end the celebration with two unusual interpretations of chairs. ...

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Revival Curiosities: 1800s Furniture

Friday, November 6, 2015 | Karl Cole

I once was a teaching assistant in a furniture history course in grad school, and have subsequently loved historic furniture and design. One of the mantras we chanted about the history of furniture wa ...

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Old Styles, New Techniques: Furniture Revival

Monday, June 1, 2015 | Karl Cole

The history of furniture design has always been one of my favorite areas of study. Such study is even more rewarding when I learn about a “first” in regards to American furniture, which wa ...

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More Art in Everyday: Frank Gehry

Monday, April 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

I think one of the most fascinating areas that reflect aesthetics in everyday objects is furniture design. For a few centuries, furniture design was predicated on accommodating the human form based on ...

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Artist Birthday: Alvar Aalto

Gem of the Month: Oki Sato

American Renaissance Entrepreneur: George Hunzinger

Furniture or Sculpture?

Women's (Art) History Month: Florence Knoll

Workus Interruptus (Vacation): Art from Switzerland

American Artists Appreciation Month: Wendy Maruyama, James Castle, Margaret Wharton

Revival Curiosities: 1800s Furniture

Old Styles, New Techniques: Furniture Revival

More Art in Everyday: Frank Gehry

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